Court House Nursery and Yasco murder case unfolds
Widow Mrs Andrew Yasco, accused of murdering miner husband Andrew Yasco, sits in court with four month old baby cared for by godmother as Prosecuting Attorney Haggerty and Humane Society press for infant care. Totan implicated. neighbor testimonies describe plans to kill and poison. Grand Jury indictments proceed. case slated for current term.
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Andrew Yasco
Hutchinson
Walter Haggerty
The
Humane Society | Faska
Phia
Kurt
Mall
Yas
Yasco
Totan
Yat Tolan
Green Sunaay
Yarco
John Totan
Elizabeth Yascobath
Yokimbne
Mrs A G B Brown Dies After Six Weeks Ill
Mrs. Alice General Bush Brown wife of E G Brown general foreman at Fairmont Mining Machinery Co died early today at 728 Locust avenue after a six week illness following a stroke. She was 40 born in Rich Patch Virginia and lived here for years. Funeral at home tonight at 8 1 oclock conducted by Rev W J Eddy of First Baptist. burial tomorrow at 1 40 in Covington Virginia. Survivors include her husband and son Earl F Brown.
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Alice General
Bush Brown
E. G. Brown
Fairmont Mining Machinery Co
Locust Avenue
Rich Patch
Earl F. Brown
Hughes Property for Guard Camp
Information from a reliable source says the National Guard encampment is likely this term. The Hughes property and the Fair Grounds are worn out, the city will provide water free, and a Chamber of Commerce visit is planned to discuss piping water to the grounds. If approved, two regiments would encamp here, increasing from one to about eighteen hundred militiamen.
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Atute National Guard
Hughes
Chamber of Commerce
Cis
Ollie James Likely Permanent Chairman At Convention
President Wilson and advisors favor Ollie James for permanent chairman of the Democratic National Convention with Senator Stone slated for platform committee chair. Senator Pomeroy of Ohio remains under consideration, but James appears almost certain to be chosen.
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ilNrone
Hanging Pennants Stir High School Rivalry at Fairmont
The Fairmont State Normal and High School rivalry heats as seniors unfurl a pennant reading Seniors 16 on the Normal building and a banner marked Sunlore F N S No 37 appears on the Watson building. Juniors reply with a cliff banner and a banner at the corner, while a stove-pipe standoff and a banner on the Deven building follow.
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Fairmont State Normal and High School
Uie Normal
Ataten
Watson
Sunlore F. N.S
Arge
Sanors F. S.N
Coffey House
Ligh
A. B. Fleming
Tooming
E A. Marshall
Firth and
Venont Avenue
Devens
Mon
Prosecutor Sets Roster as Grand Jury Returns Indictments
Six additional indictments are returned by the circuit court Grand Jury. Felonies include charges against Don Totan and Elizabeth Yanco for murder of Andrew Yasen. Others named are Sam Simpson J. W. Showalter H. W. Showalter W. W. Shrader and J. R. Linn. Hearing follows a Vasco case at Hut chingon with witnesses examined and locals present.
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Felony Ehareen
Don Totan
Elizabeth Yanco
Andrew Yasen
Sam Simpson
Felony
J. W. Showalter
H. W. Showalter
W. W. Shrader
J. R. Linn
Linn
Showiter
Strader
Grand Jury
Cme
Haymond
Court House
Hutchingon
Vasco
Caldara
Tobin Huffman
Twenty Five Die As Rock Island Train Wreck Toll Rises
Waterloo Iowa June 3 report says the Rock Island passenger train plunged through a Packard town bridge with 35 dead as fire department units led by Chet Dunham search for bodies. The disaster swelled the earlier toll and prompted rapid rescue efforts.
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Avnoviated Press
Waterloo
Iowa
Rock Island
Packard Town
Chet Dunham
Waterloo Fire Department
Not Too Late to Enter The 7000 Club and Win Big Prize
West Virginian readers chase the 7000 Club with over 3200 dollars in cash and merchandise prizes. Entrants may win an Overland touring car or Edison talking machine among other rewards, with a guarantee that every member receives a cash award. Miss Grace McMinn, a leading entrant, confidently predicts strong showings as the campaign continues, inviting readers to join before the race progresses further.
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West Virginian
Thes Club
Euay
7000
Wis
Miss McMinn
Grace McMinn i
Ising
Band Concert at Loop Park Sunday
The Greater Fairmont band led by Claude B. Vincent performs at Loop Park Sunday at 3 PM. Requests for numbers due by noon Sunday via Bell 2407 or Consolidated 877W. Program includes orchestral suites, marches, arias, and a baritone solo titled Underneath the Store.
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Greater
Atlan
Spencer
A. R. Swain
Remick
Lampo
Gilbart
Meavens
Hasdn
Kemper Military
Hort
Intermediate Court Pushes to Close Unfinished Business
Judge Vincent eight efforts to clear caseload as term nears adjournment. Manley versus Wadsworth yields $165.12 for the plaintiff with a decree and sale of real estate. Bellagin et Mary E. Riges estate final decree. Lightner divorce case progresses amid multiple pending divorces in the court.
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Charles B. Manley
G. F. Wadsworth
J. L. Wadsworth
Layman
Ernest I. Bellaginat
Mary E. Riges
Aivorce
Lightner
Vincent
Intermediate Court
New Stations Not Coming in Hurry
At the Baltimore and Ohio station last night Presidents Dares Willard and Carl Gray exchanged farewells. Willard, returning from St Paul for James J Hill's funeral, could not say when the Fairmont station would be built, noting it is handled by subordinates. Gray, touring Western Maryland holdings, said funds for new stations must be shared among several West Virginia cities.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Dares Willard
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Carl Gray
Western Maryland Railroad
Willard
St. Paul
Minnesota
James J. Hill
Ballmore
Grayad
Western Maryland
Hoth Helen's
Teun
Wyatt
Fairmont
West Virginia
Dutch Sailors Describe Sinking of German Cruiser Elbing
Dutch crews and Ymuiden officials relayed details of the sinking of the German cruiser Elbing after heavy British gunfire. The 4,000 to 6,000 ton ship with 450 crew was abandoned by many as it sank, with 21 staying aboard until foundering. A Dutch trawler later rescued some sailors, while driftwood and bodies crowded the sea.
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Cary Associated Prest
Ymuiden
Netherlands
Fie
Madling
Wilhelmshaven
Ina Mfe
West Virginia Fall Tonight and Sunday Cooler
Weather notes from F. P. Mall observer report a cool spell in West Virginia with a high of five and a low of sixty five. Temperature at a.m. today was 67 with clear conditions yesterday. Precipitation recorded at 35.
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West Virginia
F. P. Mall
First Great Naval Engagement Arouses German Enthusiasm
Berlin reports a grand scale war at sea with Admiral Scheer commanding the German fleet against a British force. Day action began about 4 pm and lasted to night, with torpedo boats and destroyers cited as decisive. Queen Mary and Indefatigable reportedly sunk, German losses unclear, full report awaited.
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Berlin
Vic Admiral Scheer
von Poll
Wilhelmhaven
Scheer
Admiralty
Shina
Hebbinehaus
Washinton
Germans Take Verdun Position in Night Assault
Paris June 8 German forces breached a deep trench north of Fort Vaux during repeated attacks on Verdun east of the Meuse. The interior of the works remained held by the French, according to a war office statement.
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Bey Associated Press
Paris
Fort Vaux
Verdun
Meuse
War Office
Prench
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Cassie Mansfield sues William Edgar Smith for 1,000,000 in a breach of promise case. The claim marks the largest of its kind filed in the state. The naval appropriation bill passes the House funding five battle cruisers four scout cruisers 60 submarines and 130 airplanes. Mrs Christian Born claims to have taught Magdalene Sattler to sing Helen Keller arrives in Columbus to test Born's method. FTC to hold hearings July 12 and 13 on gasoline price increases.
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New York
Cassie Mansfield Doty Ha
William Edgar Smith
the Waldorf
Washington
House
Columbus
Christian Born
Magdalene Sattler
Helen Keller
Mra
Federal Trade Commission
Greatest Naval Engagement In Modern History
The North Sea battle near Norway draws claims as the war’s greatest naval action with up to 160 ships involved and air and submarine vessels fighting alongside warships. British losses include Queen Mary Invincible Indefatigable and others with 6 258 British seamen killed. German losses include Pommern and several cruisers. Tonnage totals claim 126 850 lost by Britain and 189 15 by Germany.
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Atough
North Sea
North
Queen Mary
Invincible
Warrior
Black Prince
Defence
Fortune
Sparrowhawk
Beatty's Cruiser Squadron Engages German Fleet
London reports compare British and German accounts of the Danish coves sea fight. Admiral Beatty's cruiser squadron engaged a stronger German force, with German fleet possibly appearing in force. Beatty reportedly remained unscathed while the British fleet faced heavier losses. German losses estimated between two and three thousand. Admiral Beatty, in command, was safe according to Evening News.
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London
Som
David Beatty
Equadron
Beatty
Jellicoe
Safe
Ndon
Ene
Adrian Vid Beatty
British claim on German fleet retreat after North Sea battle
London June 3 British admiralty reports German warships sought refuge in Danish waters after a North Sea clash. The battleship Marlborough reportedly struck by a torpedo and towed to port. Warspite damaged but escaped. All but invincible ships saved. Admiral Jellicoe and Vice Admiral Beatty quoted on engagement, yet some details uncertain.
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London
North Sea
Howe
Admiralty
Invincible
Queen Mary' I
Admiras
Marlborough
Red Cross
Jellico
Beatty
Germans Lost Twenty Torpedo Boats in Sea Action
London dispatch reports twenty German torpedo boats destroyed by Allied forces off the coast. The same cable notes the cruiser Frauenlob lost with crew of 450 after a naval battle near the Hook of Holland. Eight Holand crewmen survived, and many details remain unclear.
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Court House Nursery
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Iesbjerg
Denmark
Prowse
Ollie James
Westfalen
Ondon
G. Jury
Showalter Shrader and
Franklin Drummond
Fred L. Jenna
William Madden
Clarence Bartholow
Russell J. Martin
Hank
Mannington
Howard Sapp
Loris Watson
Ralph Rapollo
Joe Hustie
Louis Vedas
Ralph Rapallo
Salvatore Torensi
BLL
Chapman
Carmine Desco
Atlas Charles Brown
Voliquor
James Freeman
WW. Loughry
Lovell Gray
Carl Belt
Curtis Smith
Fred Temple
John Thewiss
Vint Martin
W. D. Scott
Ater
Ike
Loop Park
Greater Fairmont Band
Claude Vincent
Elbing
Fleet
Germany
Associated Press
Sayville
N. Y
Cruiser Squadron
Aganst Big Fleet
Hook of Hollands
Tux
Thames
Frauenloh
Julland
Abo
C. D. Conaway
West
German American Alliance
Congress
J. C. Jung
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